Tuesday, 30 August 2011

You're probably not surprised if I say that I went to acar boot sale yesterday, right?Bank holiday Monday boot sales are mostly crap but meand my beau went anyway and I still managed to snag agem and have my man haggle for me. LOL!Here's a little sneak peek (and half a outfit post!) of thisgem.It's a stunning vintage (1960's) gold lame brocade dresswith bateau neckline and 3/4 sleeves.And how much did I pay for it in the end? £5.

No, I haven't cut my bangs, it's faux and cost me £1.58including shipping from this seller on eBay.I must add that it's not as matte and perfect as in thesellers picture, still good for bad hair days or for whenI'm to lazy to do it up.

Monday, 29 August 2011

Yeah, you might remember that quote from Pulp Fiction.
I saw it the first time in 1995 and there's something I've
had on my wish list ever since then - a kangaroo dresser
caddy ano 1956.

I don't really know why it's taken me so long to actually
get one...
After the last time I watched Pulp Fiction I decided that
I need to snag one of my own and after looking on Etsy I
almost gave up since the shipping cost is more or less an
extortion. So I had a look on eBay, where you still can get
stuff rather cheap, found one, totally forgot to bid and were
disappointed for a short while but then this fella turned up
and I won him for $11 just before we left for Sweden.
Oh yeah, it's in mint condition too. ;)

Sunday, 28 August 2011

I'm not in the best mood today, I'm home with some
damn tummy bug and I'm missing Twinwood Festivalwhere I was on the guest list.
Our house is still a mess but I'm not up for sorting and
tidying really, at least the washing is done.
I'm glad I can blog from bed.

I mentioned in my previous post that we went to a car
boot sale yesterday, the lamps wasn't my only find of
the day. Here's a few other bits I managed to get my
paws on...

Bangle, 50 pence.
I've been looking for a red wide bangle without smoothsurface for quite some time now and I was really happy to find this one.

After done (almost) nothing but going to flea markets
for 3 weeks we ended up going to a local car boot sale
yesterday, like we need more stuff. :))
Well, I'm happy that we did because I finally found the
perfect pair of 1950's lamp shades for the bedroom.
The two lamp bases are not the same but they are
quite nice and will do for now. They look way better
than the IKEA lamps that we had before and they
only cost me £2 each. :)
My goal is to make the bedroom look like some Jayne
Mansfield style boudoir type of thing.

Friday, 26 August 2011

Hi friends!I'm back in a very rainy England after a few sunny daysin Holland and some very rainy weeks in Sweden.We got about 5 sunny days in total, that's uncool since Igot SAD and I really wanted to go for long walks in theforest and swim in the lake.There wasn't enough hours on the day to do everythingand see everyone.And there's not enough blog space for me to tell you allabout our road trip and to be quite honest I haven't gotthe energy at the moment after 5000 km.All I can say is I gained 2 kg and the car was full to thebrim with cool 1950's and 1960's finds. :))

This is my favorite place on earth. It's my cousins grandparents summerhouse where I spent my summers since I was a little girl.This year they had a huge decking built. I do hope to dance on it next yearif we go over for mid summers.

WHO IS MISS RASCAL?

I'm a Jewish dame from Sweden who got swept off my feet by a brown eyed handsome man (musician, of course) and ended up here in the UK almost 8 years ago. I'm obsessed with the 1940's
and 1950's, my home is filled to the brim with goodies from that era.
I design and create vintage style jewelry and accessories.
In my free time I'm a magpie, I really love scouting for vintage bargains. I do try to reduce my carbon foot print and spend as little as possible, therefore I rather buy vintage and second hand. This blog is my personal space where I write about my frugal lifestyle, finds and creations. Hopefully you will be inspired to do something creative too.